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Sulphites asthma and tinnitus

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Has anyone found that after eating foods containing sulphites makes their asthma and/or tinnitus gets worse..? I am also thinking that sodium laurel sulphate in hair dye, toothpaste, hair shampoo & conditioner possibly makes it worse too. Would be interested to know if anyone else has any experience of this. Thanks.

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Junglechicken

I know for certain that orange squash is a trigger for my asthma. I’ve put it down to the meta sulphates contained in it.

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Alikatte123 in reply toJunglechicken

Never would have thought it might be in orange squash. Interesting. Thanks for replying.

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gillbee

Hi I’m not on seritide but yes anything with sulphites in triggers my asthma especially garlic

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Alikatte123 in reply togillbee

Really interesting. I really like garlic but maybe it doesn't like me. Thanks, I'll try cutting it out.

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Ghoulette

This is not something I have even thought to consider, but I'm going to start trying to keep track.

Thank you for the heads up x

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Junglechicken in reply toGhoulette

They’re usually marked in bold as allergens on packaging to help you out

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Ghoulette in reply toJunglechicken

Thank you x

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Joolstom

Yes, Sulphites been a huge allergen for me for years and they are everywhere - pre packed meat, bacon and sausage, diluted juices and cordials, certain sweets - it's definitely worth checking on the foods which you would normally eat x

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Many thanks. Looks like fresh meat, fish, fruit and veg for me then .

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jdylm

Yes, sulphites do play a role in my asthma. I read labels religiously, and am glad that there are many uncured products now available that do not contain them. You bring up a good question regarding the sls in shampoo, etc.; I'd not thought of that before.

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Yes, I’m sensitive to sulphites as well, they really make me wheezy and breathless.

All my life I’ve had to avoid lime cordial; now I’m a little older (!) I’m finding in addition to those mentioned by previous posters that pickled foods are an issue, and white wine - which is very annoying!

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Alikatte123

Sorry to hear that pickled foods and wine are new food and drink that you can no longer tolerate. I agree not being able to drink wine is frustrating, I hate going round to friends and having to say I can't have a glass of wine with them.

It seems that one food with sulphites in it may trigger a reaction for some of us but not for others. Or perhaps some people are generally more intolerant of sulphites and a wider range of foods may affect them. It seems to be trial and error to find out which ones affect us.

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